Whomever is managing the lease - property management company or the landlord.

What's the point of hiring a broker if you have to do this yourself?

Go with the answer from Bob Crane 

Most times the agent will handle that task.

Thank you Bob Crane 

If the broker has a property management expertise, they will have those resources.

If the broker specializes in the buying and selling of single family homes, the landlord is working with the wrong folks.

I don't do leasing... so no idea who is really responsible. I suppose it depends on the agreement between owner and broker.

Depends on the situation.  What does the agreement state?

Look at the terms of the management agreement.

Generally in my area the tenants agent usually provides whatever information is needed. 

It depends.

On the landlord.

On the agreement.

On local custom.

On different factors.

Why is this question asked anonymously?   

Depends 

Whatever your agreement is. I usually present the whole package, my client/LL just decides who will be the tenant. 

It is the landlord or his/her representative.

Depends...  

1. Owners can rent a unit out themselves.
2. Owners can hire a management co. but still find their own tenant (which gets you a discount)
3. Owners can hire a full servive property manager to do the entire thing.

As Mick Michaud  said, it depends on the agreement the owner has with the p/m

If listed with a broker, or PM company, it's their job

 What does the Property Management Contract agreement say?

Who is handling the transaction? The Broker or the Landlord? That will tell you whose responsibility it is.

Depends on what services have been agreed to.

That depends entirely on your agreement with your agency.

It is the broker's job if he isn't managing the property and the landlord's if he is handling it himself. 

Background check and credit history is paid for by the tenant.  We use a 3rd party, all completed online.  The brokers office should set this up and relay the info to homeowner (landlord)

Depends on what the contract states.  Best is to hire a third party company who specializes in backgrounds.  That way you don't miss something and you have reduced liability if the info is wrong (two John Smiths, for example).

It is the landlords responsibility unless they are going through a property management office.

It is the landlords responsibility, in my mind and that's how I handle it

In most cases the property manager

It depends on what they have agreed to.  Those are services that are most typically paid for.  It's work the landlord could do or they landlord could commission full services from the broker. 

Whoever is driving the "bus"....

the broker.... the tenant pays for it.... on occasion, a tenant will provide a credit report..... 

It depends, if the landlord hires a broker, the landlord needs to dictate in the contract what they expect, want from the broker when the broker finds a tenant. 

It's negotiable.

Debe Maxwell, CRS nailed this one!

We let the property owner decide and the tenant goes directly online and pays the service and authorizes release of the information.

It depends on what they've agreed to but it is typically the Property Manager that handles background checks becuase they are better educated on what to look for.

Ditto Michael Jacobs comments!

One time I had an agent give me a credit report that was incomplete and doctored up...sorry, I only trust myself.

Eve

When we listed office buildings and retail centers, it was always the building owners job to verify the financials.  It was usually done by the accountants of the owner's firm and the accountants of the lessee.  A

what is in the agreement?

? why would it be the broker?

it's this guys.

I believe is the best interest for the two to know the prospective tenant before signing any lease 

For the Broker will be a more professional job and for the landlord some peace of mind 

you can run reports with verifytenant.com 

It depends on how your contract is written.

Seems to me that would certainly be part of the Broker's job. Part of what they are being paid to do. The only way to know for sure is to look at the contract between the Landlord and the Broker. It should state what exactly the Broker is expected to do to earn their fee. 

Often the brokers do it on behalf of the landlord, but charge the tenants for the service.

read the contract

It depends on the listing agreement.  

It depends on the agreement.